Trump announces $700 million in federal funds to support coal plants and exports.
President Trump announced the allocation of approximately $700 million in federal funds to support the U.S. coal industry. The funding includes $425 million for 13 existing coal plants, nearly $200 million for new plants in Alaska and West Virginia and to restart a Maryland plant, and $75 million for a coal export terminal in California.
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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 9% of divergence this week. 11 outlets covered it, splitting into 11 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
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3 bias groups
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The spectrum · how 11 outlets placed this story
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PBS NewsHour
Breitbart
Washington Times
CBS News
Washington Examiner
The Hill
Reuters
New York Times
NY Post
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The split, in one line
Right-leaning outlets frame the move as strengthening grid reliability and saving consumers $50 billion, while left-leaning outlets highlight no such thing as clean coal and higher electricity bills and dirtier air.
How each outlet covered it
Two readings of the same facts
The left and the right lead with different language. The loaded words each chose are highlighted.
THE LEFT
“Trump plans $700 million investment in new coal plants and terminal”CBS CBS News LEFT-CENTER
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THE RIGHT
“Trump Expected to Announce $700 Million in Actions to Boost U.S. Coal Industry”B Breitbart RIGHT
DOWN THE MIDDLE
“Trump unveils $700 million coal support plan using emergency powers” · PBS NewsHour, The Hill, Reuters, Bloomberg
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ABCABC News Trump may tout coal as clean, but experts say there's no such thing 1d ago CBSCBS News Trump plans $700 million investment in new coal plants and terminal 1d ago CENTER4
PBSPBS NewsHour WATCH LIVE: Trump expected to announce $700m investment in coal plants, exports 1d ago HThe Hill Trump delivers $700M boost to coal, including wartime authority funds 1d ago RReuters Trump unveils $700 million coal support plan using emergency powers 1d ago BLBloomberg Trump Approves $700 Million in Bid to Revive US Coal Industry 1d ago RIGHT4
BBreitbart Trump Expected to Announce $700 Million in Actions to Boost U.S. Coal Industry 1d ago WTWashington Times Trump to spend $700M to boost U.S. coal production 1d ago WEWashington Examiner WATCH LIVE: Trump to announce $700 million in coal support 1d ago NYPNY Post Trump gives Oakland $75 million for its new terminal in big boost to coal industry 1d ago Tracked claims from across the political spectrum
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